Travel Pamphlets Reviewed
[From time to tinic ire notice in this page publications sent to eia by tencel agencies and skipping companies, which ire think may be of interest to readers.—En. Spectator.] Fox those who have time to read through the attractive booklets now issued by the Shipping Companies, much interesting enter- tainment is in store. Thin week's batch of l'ravel Parephleta received is particularly well worth looking through. Much space is devoted to the increasing popularity of the Cruise. People who formerly spent the winter months at Continental resorts now cruise in the Moditerraneuri, or make a pleasure trip to the West Indies, the Atlantic tales, or even Round-the-World, lien, are some of the plans indicated for the coming season.
Three cruises are to be made by the ' Laconia ' of the Cunard Line which sails from Liverpool for the West Indies on January 20th.' Passengers may also join the ship at Avonmouth on January 21st. This is the first time this port has been used as a cruise call by Cunard ships.
The cruise lasts 43 days and covers over 12,500 miles. In March the • Laconia' will make a 21 days' voyage from Southampton to the Atlantic Isles and Mediterranean Ports, leaving Southampton on March 7th. She sails again from Southampton on March 31st for a 19 days' cruise, which includes visits to various Rediterrailealt ports and covers the Easter holiday period. The ' Mauretania will again make her annual cruise to the Mediterranean in February and March. She leaves Villefranche for Southampton on Mandl 23rd —a date worth remembering by people who contemplate returning home from the Riviera about that time. On January 23rd the ' Franconia ' will call at Monaco in order to embark British passen- gers who travel overland from London for a world cruise lasting six months. Fares on the Cunard Company's boats range from 32 guineas for a Mediterranean trip to £430 for a voyage round the world.
The "Isles of the Bleat" cruise of the Canadian Pacific liner ' Duchess of Atholl ' includes the North-West Coast of Africa, and lasts for six weeks from January 27th„ 1931. The return trip is made by way of Cadiz and Lisbon, and those who wish to do so may remain on the Riviera for the rest of the Winter, as they are not obliged to complete the final stages of the cruise homewerds.
The R.M.S.P. liner 'Atlantis' is scheduled to leave Sontlthriniton on December 19th for a 19 days' Christmas Cruise to Mediterranean ports. During the Christmas Night festivities she will be dnehored in calm waters in the Bay of Villefranche. The cost of this cruise is from 38 guineas. On January 23rd the Atlantis ' sails again for a 45 days' West Didier, cruise.
A special Christmas Cruise has been arranged by the White Star Line,. whose 19,000 ton liner ' Laurentin ' leaves Liverpool on December 20th for Spain, Portugal and the Atlantic isles. Christmas Day will be spent at Las Palmas (Canary Islands). The minimum fare for this cruise is £40. Two winter season cruises will be made by the s.s. ' Calgarie,' also of the White Star Lino. The Calgaric leaves Southampton on January 31st for Spain, Portugal, the Riviera, Italy and North Africa, returning on February 17th. She leaves again on February 21st for the Atlantic Isles, North Africa and Spain and is due bark on March 10th. The minimum fare for either of these two cruises is £36.
The Orient Line issue a Christmas holiday return ticket to Ceylon at £105 from London. There is a choice of sailing dates for the outward journey from November 22nd to January 31st, and the voyage home may be made by any Orient Line eteamer leaving Colombo not later than March 4th, 1931. The journey from England occupies 21 days, and the ticket allows a stay in Ceylon of eleven days or longer. Those who wish to visit Egypt in the coming season have the advantage of being able to take a ticket which includes sea transport, rail travel and de lure hotel accommo- dation. Tickets are interchangeable with the 1'. & 0. Company's steamers if desired, and the stay in Egypt may be for 18 or 25 days at an inclusive fare (from London and back) of £85 10s. and £94 10a. respectively. Tickets are available outwards from London between November 8th and January 3rd, both inclusive, and homeward not later than the steamer leaving Port Said on February let.
The Arandora Star' of the Blue Star Lino sails on December 19th for a 19 days' Christmas Cruise to Morocco, Sicily, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. Fares are from 38 guineas. She will open her 1931 cruising season with a 46 days' West Indies trip. in the course of which she will steam 12,954 miles and visit Las Palmas, Porto Rico, Barbados, the Island of Trinidad, the Panama Canal, Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas and Madeira. The cost of this cruise
is from 99 guineas for each passenger. •
Special return tickets are available by Bibby Bros. vessels to Egypt and Ceylon. These tickets give the option of return by the Orient or Blue Funnel Linea on adjustment of fare. The cost of a return ticket from Liverpool to Ceylon, returning to Plymouth or London, is £95, and from Liverpool to Port Said and back to Ply- mouth or London, £47.
The Red Star Line, in co-operation with tho American Express Co., announce the seventh world cruise of the 27,200 ton oil-burning steamer Bolgenland,' which leaves New York on December 15th. The Belgenland ' will visit fourteen different countries, and the voyage lasts 133 days. Harrison Line steamers sail at regular intervals from London to the West Indies and British Guiana. The ships are modem and carry about a hundred passengers, all first-elass. Passengers may break the journey as they choose, staying for a time at any of the ports of call and continuing the tour by a subsequent steamer. Minimum round tour fares are £60 to Barbados and/or Trinidad, £67 to Demerara (including hotel accommodation whilst the vessel is in port) and £75 outward, ma Barbadosand homewards via Kingaton.
The H.M.S. 'Hildebrand' of the Booth Lino, leaves on Novem- ber 18th and January 10th for a six weeks' tour to the Amason (1,000 miles up). The cost of the journey is E90 to £120.
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